I have this feeling...we just loaded their hearts with doubt. Their psyche is crushed. All week, the radio shows in San Francisco are going to demolish that team. All the pressure in the world is on Kaepernick to not lose that Cardinal game.

Fox0r wrote:I have this feeling...we just loaded their hearts with doubt. Their psyche is crushed. All week, the radio shows in San Francisco are going to demolish that team. All the pressure in the world is on Kaepernick to not lose that Cardinal game.

Also, I don't see it as outside the realm of possibility that Minnesota beats Green Bay next week, too.

Ya, I posted this on another thread earlier. I could definitely see it happening. But, jeez, it's Arizona. We thought the Patriots were gonna do it for us.....that didn't work out so well. But Arizona's Defense has the stones to be a problem for the 49ers; too bad the Offense is so...offensive.

Did you see Justin Smith consoling them on the sideline as the game was winding down? Right now they're figuring out their rationalizations for why they lost on the flight home (if they haven't gotten back already!). We'll start hearing it this week from whiner fans....didn't have our best defensive player......they cheated with their "dirty hits".......Sherman shouldn't have even been playing......we were just tired after spanking the Pats last week...........what else will it be?

Fox0r wrote:I have this feeling...we just loaded their hearts with doubt. Their psyche is crushed. All week, the radio shows in San Francisco are going to demolish that team. All the pressure in the world is on Kaepernick to not lose that Cardinal game.

Also, I don't see it as outside the realm of possibility that Minnesota beats Green Bay next week, too.

Ya, I posted this on another thread earlier. I could definitely see it happening. But, jeez, it's Arizona. We thought the Patriots were gonna do it for us.....that didn't work out so well. But Arizona's Defense has the stones to be a problem for the 49ers; too bad the Offense is so...offensive.

I just feel like the Cardinals know this is their last game of the year. Maybe the last game with Whisenhunt. They are playing to salvage something...anything. This game is all about pride to them. GO TARDS!

Hoyer will start, not Lindley, this is good. No real film on him with the Cards. Not a starting caliber player but unlike Lindley or this year's version of Skelton he's competent enough to just throw it up to Fitz and pray. Got 100 yards with Fitz today for the first time in forever w/ Hoyer in the game.

Fitz respects the Hawks and will ball out for us. If Peterson and the AZ defense get a turnover or two I could see an upset w/ Hoyer at the helm.

PlinytheCenter wrote:That goddamn Miami game cost us. Not that we can't make some noise on the road in the playoffs, but MAN...that loss sucks.

actually, that miami game cost the hawks the least, seeing as it was an afc opponent. The optimal games to get back if we could get one back would be the arizona, san fran or st louis losses, and barring that it would have been the detroit game after that. If the hawks had won one of those games they would have had the division lead already when the 49'ers lost to the rams a couple weeks ago if i'm not mistaken....but I think I prefer them being probably the hottest team in the league as we're about to head into the playoffs.

PlinytheCenter wrote:That goddamn Miami game cost us. Not that we can't make some noise on the road in the playoffs, but MAN...that loss sucks.

actually, that miami game cost the hawks the least, seeing as it was an afc opponent. The optimal games to get back if we could get one back would be the arizona, san fran or st louis losses, and barring that it would have been the detroit game after that. If the hawks had won one of those games they would have had the division lead already when the 49'ers lost to the rams a couple weeks ago if i'm not mistaken....but I think I prefer them being probably the hottest team in the league as we're about to head into the playoffs.

Certainly one of those wins over an NFC team would be better, but we were a different team then and that is why the Miami game stings more. Regardless of the conference, we would be in sole possesion of 1st place tonite, so it can be said "that loss hurt the least" but..with all respect, that ain't sayin' much.